Walk The Moon - S/T
There's just enough left-of-center quirkiness fluttering around the edges of Walk The Moon's sleek and shiny new self-titled album (June 19, RCA) to signal that something interesting may be going on beneath the alt-pop candy shell. The Cincinnati-based band's well-oiled electronic machinery whirrs noisily behind the wall-of-sound production filling every sonic nook and cranny with propulsive synth beats and chiming guitar lines. But it's the tongue-in-cheek wordplay swirling though songs like "I Can Lift A Car" -- yes, over their heads, too -- that elevate the frenetic musical hyperactivity racing through the album like a caffeine buzz. The melodies stretch and snap with tight precision, the big hook choruses swell up and burst with regularity, all swept up in the force of WTM's "more-is-more", RPM-racing strategy. The band wails "we're gonna rattle this ghost town" amidst the crackling urgency of "Anna Sun" (video below) -- and then precedes to do just that.
Walk The Moon - "I Can Lift A Car" (from Walk The Moon)
Walk The Moon - "Next In Line" (from Walk The Moon)
I Can Lift A Car, Next In Line, Walk The Moon
Reader Comments (2)
Can’t wait to hear Walk the Moon’s album on the 19th. Love “Anna Sun” and “tightrope” and I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of the songs. Check them out on MTV: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/06/18/push-walk-the-moon/#more-139121- artist of the week!
Check out Walk the Moon’s apartment party playlist on Songza: http://bit.ly/KZBv1T
They've got all your summer music needs covered. With this on top of their debut album, what else do you need!